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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which religion did Juvenal claim to be "a vice disguised as virtue"?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Buddhism.

2. In which city was the sinking ship harbor?
(a) Antica.
(b) Ostia.
(c) Lido.
(d) Coil.

3. How did Pompey finally die?
(a) He fell to his death.
(b) He was poisoned.
(c) He was decapitated.
(d) He drowned.

4. Which of the following activities is NOT a type of immorality discussed in the opening chapter of the novel?
(a) Greed.
(b) Bribery.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Adultury.

5. What does the narrator claim is being recycled in bad play-writing?
(a) Greek mythology.
(b) Biblical stories.
(c) Shakespearean plays.
(d) Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of people does Juvenal describe as being greedy?

2. Which of the following emperors was the only one who respected the muses?

3. Which of the following men was married to a fellow male performer?

4. Why did people in Rome mock gourmands?

5. Which of the following adjectives did Nieobe use to describe herself?

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